Wireless provisioning and configuring of hardware elements of a home automation system
a technology for home automation and hardware elements, applied in the field of home automation systems, can solve the problems of inability to communicate with each other, time-consuming and error-prone existing provisioning procedures, and repeated entry of the same network credentials may take considerable tim
Active Publication Date: 2017-10-31
SAVANT SYST INC
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One complexity is “provisioning” devices of the home automation system with network credentials to allow them to communicate with each other on a network.
Such existing provisioning procedures are time consuming and error prone.
When there are a large number of devices in a home automation system, repeatedly entering the same network credentials may take considerable time.
If an error (e.g., a typo) is made, devices may be unable to communicate with each other until the problem is diagnosed.
Another complexity is configuring a home automation system to utilize new devices.
Such existing configuration procedures typically are complex and time consuming.
An in-depth understanding of home automation system architectures and design principles may be required, rendering the procedures unsuited for homeowners or lower-skill level, general purpose installers.
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[0028]As used herein, the term “home automation system” should be interpreted broadly to encompass various types of home control, “smart home”, and / or device control systems that may control devices (e.g., lighting devices, security devices, A / V devices, HVAC devices, electronic door locks, and / or other types of devices) within a structure, such as a residential dwelling or commercial building. A home automation system may control a variety of different types of devices, or devices of only a particular type (e.g., only lighting devices, only A / V devices, etc.).
[0029]As used herein, the term “mobile device” refers to an electronic device that executes a general-purpose operating system and is adapted to be transported on one's person. Devices such as smartphones and tablet computers should be considered mobile devices. Desktop computers, servers, or other primarily-stationary computing devices generally should not be considered mobile devices.
[0030]As used herein, the term...
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In various embodiments, techniques are provided for utilizing a WPAN (e.g., BLE) and an in-home LAN (e.g., Wi-Fi network) together to provision and / or configure hardware elements of a home automation system. In one embodiment, a first WPAN-discoverable hardware element (e.g., a host controller) of the home automation system advertises its presence on a WPAN. The first WPAN-discoverable hardware element receives user-provided network credentials from a mobile app, which are used to configure the first WPAN-discoverable hardware element on the in-home LAN, and which are stored in a storage device of the first WPAN-discoverable hardware element. To provision a second WPAN-discoverable hardware element (e.g., a device) of the home automation system on the in-home LAN, the first WPAN-discoverable hardware element transfers the network credentials back to the mobile app via the in-home LAN, and causes the mobile app to forward the network credentials via the WPAN to the second hardware element.
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BACKGROUND[0001]Technical Field[0002]The present disclosure relates generally to home automation systems and more specifically to provisioning and onboarding hardware elements of a home automation system.[0003]Background Information[0004]Home automation systems are becoming increasingly popular in both residential and commercial buildings. Such systems may include one or more in-home controllers that are capable of controlling, switching data between, and otherwise interacting with a wide variety of devices, including lighting devices, security devices, audio / video (A / V) devices, heating ventilation and cooling (HVAC) devices, electronic door locks, and / or other types of devices. Traditionally, many home automation systems have required an involved installation procedure to make the system functional. Further, involved update procedures have been required each time a change is made to the system. Such installation and update procedures often have required the services of a skilled h...
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IPC IPC(8): H04L12/28H04W8/00H04W4/00H04W84/18H04W4/50H04W4/80
CPCH04L12/2814H04W4/001H04W8/005H04W84/18H04L12/2803H04W4/008H04L12/4625H04W4/50H04W4/80H04W12/50H04L2012/285H04L2012/2841
Inventor JACOBSON, ARTHUR A.TATZEL, DAVID W.SILVA, MICHAEL C.MOORE, ADAM J.TECARRO, JAIREHSHIRAI, GREGORY T.
Owner SAVANT SYST INC